Unable to defeat Russia, the United States and the West actually came to China, and 32 countries discussed the seizure of Chinese assets, the meaning is very clear, that is, to try to force China and Russia to break off the connection. What will China do at this critical moment?
Recently, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken publicly stated that he will meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the upcoming ASEAN Ministerial Meeting.
Recently, United States can be said to be full of malice towards China, with leading NATO issuing a "direct warning" to China, former US President Trump vainly claiming to collect "protection money" from Taiwan regions, and even the "Rim of the Pacific" military exercise in which United States and US allies are trying to deter China. Now Blinken's move makes people a little curious, what is Blinken's purpose? And what kind of anti-heaven speech will you say? In this regard, I would like to make two points:
First, perhaps putting pressure on Sino-Russian cooperation is one of Blinken's missions. The United States and the West believe that the reason why Ukraine, which they have greatly assisted, cannot defeat Russia is not because of anything else, it is "Sino-Russian cooperation that gives the Russian army momentum." Some time ago, under the promotion of the Biden administration, officials from 32 NATO countries were discussing one thing, that is, "if the conflict between Russia and Ukraine expands, NATO will take action to withdraw some infrastructure projects held by China in Europe." As for the reason, NATO officials said that they are worried that if the conflict between Russia and Ukraine expands, China "may use European infrastructure to provide assistance to Russia", so NATO should start first and "withdraw" China's infrastructure projects in Europe. Some NATO officials even said that if China does not agree, it can file a lawsuit with the court afterwards. China's overseas assets, NATO wants to confiscate them for such lame reasons, and even does not allow China to oppose them, typical bandit logic. The signal is also very obvious, that is, to force China and Russia to sever ties by seizing China's overseas assets.
However, NATO's move is actually a typical double-standard approach of shifting the blame and making things out of nothing. China has not assisted Russia with lethal weapons, and even strictly controls the export of civilian drones to relevant parties, which is precisely because China has repeatedly insisted on persuading peace talks and promoting the political settlement of Russia and Ukraine on the Ukraine issue, which naturally will not contribute to the continuation of the Russian-Ukrainian war. On the contrary, who has caused the crisis in Ukraine to drag on to this day? And who is sending weapons and ammunition to Ukraine in a steady stream? NATO should have points in mind.
Second, although United States is keen to create tensions, when relations between China and the United States are really tense, it is anxious. Last year, when Sino-US relations fell into a low ebb, a group of US President Joe Biden's cronies and ministerial-level senior officials also put away their usual arrogance and frequently visited China, what were they for? Isn't it just easing Sino-US relations and creating "guardrails" for the Chinese and US militaries?
With United States urine, Blinken's move at the moment is likely to be the same. Just a few days ago, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian confirmed that the United States ignored China's resolute opposition and insisted on starting arms sales to Taiwan, and China decided to suspend a new round of arms control and non-proliferation consultations with the United States. In other words, the "guardrails" between the Chinese and US militaries are gone, and the United States is naturally anxious to repair relations with China, and it is not impossible to replicate the visit of senior US officials to China last year.
Although dialogue between China and the United States is better than no dialogue at all, the trick of the US side saying one thing and doing another has long been known to the world. If United States does not want to improve China-US relations through concrete actions, does not respect China's core interests, and does not create the necessary conditions for dialogue and exchanges between the two sides, then even if Blinken asks to meet with China countless times, it will be difficult to truly achieve the goal of United States.